13 Kumbh Mela returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha’s Cuttack

Cuttack: At least 13 persons who returned from Kumbh Mela in Haridwar have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha’s Cuttack.

Samples of as many as 30 Kumbh Mela returnees were collected by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation for COVID-19 test, after they arrived at the Cuttack railway station.

The Odisha Government has made it mandatory for Kumbh Mela returnees to undergo a 14-day home quarantine after their return.

List of the persons, who registered themselves with the Uttarakhand State Government for participating in Kumbh Mela, has been shared with the Collectors and the Municipal Commissioners.